Posted by Cynthia (Katzman) Bowlby on February 22, 19101 at 08:24:21:
Joy Gallagher shared Edmond Palmers will with us:
Will of Edmond Palmer
In the Name of God amen I Edmond Palmer of Rowan County and State of
North Carolina being in good health of body and of perfect mind and
memory, and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that
it is appointed unto all men once to Die do constitute this my last
will and Testament principally and first of all I give and recommend
my soul into the hand of Almighty God who gave it my body to be
Decently intered at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting
but at the General Resurection I shall Receive the same a gane by the
mighty power of God and as touching such Wordly Estate as it has
Plesed God to bless me in this life which I give Devise and Dispose of
in the following manner and form that is to say -- 1st I give and
bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Hannah the whole of my land that
I am possessed and 2ndly I give and bequeath to my well beloved
Grandsons namely Edmond Palmer and Bowlby Palmer sons of James Palmer
and Edmond Briggs son of James Briggs the some of Five Dollars to Each
to be raised off my Goods and Chattels 3rdly I will and bequeath to my
well beloved Wife Hannah Martha Palmer all and singular of my Estate
Real and personal During her natural life 4thly and lastly of all my
will is that after the Death of my Wife all personall property part of
my Estate that is then remaining be sold and Equally Divided amongst
my well beloved Children namely Sarah and Philip and Ruhannah and
Hannah and John B. and my will Is that my well Beloved son James have
Two shears and likewise my will is that my well beloved Dauter Mary
have Forty shillings only for her Dowery -----Further I Do hereby
Constitute and appoint my two sons James and John to be my Executrix
[sic] to this my last will and Testament having all other former wills
or Testaments by me made ratifying and Confirming this no other to be
my last will and Testament and In Witness wereof I have hereunto Set
my hand and seal this Forth day of October and in the year of our lord
one Thousand Eight hundred and ten Sined Sealed in the presents of who
in the presents of Each other have hereunto set our hands Edmond
Palmer [seal]
John Dobbins
Jacaob Skiles
Rowan County February Sessions 1820 I hereby certify that the within
will was duly proven in open Court by the oath of John Dobbins
recorded registered in Book H. Page 33. [signature illegible].